County Durham news

• Newcastle City Council leader faces no confidence vote after Labour loses majority

  06-11-2024 22:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Liberal Democrat opposition are planning to trigger a vote to remove Labour council leader Karen Kilgour in December, after a string of resignations wiped out her party's majority
  
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• UK Health Security Agency reports fourth UK case of more contagious mpox strain

  06-11-2024 21:47 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the overall risk to the population "remains low"
  
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• Newcastle tower block demolition delayed to avoid clash with Benwell explosion one-month anniversary

  06-11-2024 21:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The date of a controlled explosion that will bring down Hexham House in Walker has been pushed back, as it would have fallen exactly a month after the tragic Violet Close blast
  
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• Meet the Durham TikTok sensation who makes history fun for over 500,000 followers

  06-11-2024 21:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The History Gossip, real name Katie Kennedy, has amassed a huge audience for her amusing online content
  
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• Point of knife snapped off in man's neck during stabbing, jury hears - The Northern Echo

  06-11-2024 21:00 via news.google.com
  Point of knife snapped off in man's neck during stabbing, jury hears  The Northern Echo
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday, November 6

  06-11-2024 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing you tonight's winning National Lottery Lotto and Thunderball results - live breaking updates below
  
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• Newcastle mourns explosion victims as people of Benwell praised for 'bravery' in wake of tragedy

  06-11-2024 20:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A minute's silence was held at Newcastle City Council on Wednesday evening, three weeks on from the tragic Violet Close explosion that killed two people
  
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• Tuition fees hike welcomed by North East universities but 'work still to be done'

  06-11-2024 20:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East universities have welcomed the tuition fee rise but want to see more support for the higher education sector
  
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• 'Unfettered power' - North East academics react to Donald Trump's election win

  06-11-2024 19:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Professors at Newcastle, Northumbria and Durham universities have all had their say after Donald Trump's unprecedented victory
  
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• Tyne and Wear and Northumberland Fire Services thank residents for support after Bonfire Night

  06-11-2024 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The two North East services were well prepared for one of their busiest times of the year.
  
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• New pictures show scale of devastation at blast scene as three manslaughter suspects held

  06-11-2024 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Seven-year-old Archie York and Jason Laws, 35, were killed in the explosion at Violet Close
  
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• Benwell explosion: New pictures show scale of devastation at blast scene as three manslaughter suspects held

  06-11-2024 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Seven-year-old Archie York and Jason Laws, 35, were killed in the explosion at Violet Close
  
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• Farmers picket Northern Farming Conference in Hexham to protest 'devastating' changes to industry

  06-11-2024 18:54 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New policies brought in by the Labour Government have been slammed by farmers
  
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• St Oswald’s Hospice devoted Chair Dr Christine English steps down from board

  06-11-2024 18:41 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dr Christine English is set to step down from her role as Chair of the Board of Trustees at St Oswald’s Hospice this month
  
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• Terrifying moment masked raider targets Gateshead shop armed with metal rod

  06-11-2024 18:03 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting the robber that got away with three bottles of vodka
  
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• County Durham firefighters and fire engines attacked on Bonfire Night in 'disgusting' scenes - Chronicle Live

  06-11-2024 17:15 via news.google.com
  County Durham firefighters and fire engines attacked on Bonfire Night in 'disgusting' scenes  Chronicle Live
  
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• County Durham firefighters and fire engines attacked on Bonfire Night in 'disgusting' scenes

  06-11-2024 17:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters had lit fireworks directed at them, while bricks were thrown at two fire engines
  
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• Sunderland murderer who left ex with 123 injuries including cigarette burns jailed for life

  06-11-2024 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Todd, of Sunderland, subjected Melissa Eastick to repeated attacks in his home which caused her death
  
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• Eddie Howe opens new service to support loved ones of families facing their final days at Freeman Hospital

  06-11-2024 17:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Haven at the Freeman hospital is the second space of its kind to open in Newcastle, and offers a quiet space for families and carers away from their loved one's ward
  
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• Council urged to avoid incinerators as recycling rates drop across County Durham - The Northern Echo

  06-11-2024 17:00 via news.google.com
  Council urged to avoid incinerators as recycling rates drop across County Durham  The Northern Echo
  
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• Gosforth beautician grabbed colleague by the hair and smashed head off car roof

  06-11-2024 16:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Lauren Brown assaulted the woman in a car park at an industrial estate in Kingston Park
  
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• Latest plans for Blyth Energy Central Institute on site of former Keel Row shopping centre

  06-11-2024 16:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The shopping centre was controversially shut down earlier this year
  
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• Popular Kingston Park fashion and home store closed until further notice

  06-11-2024 16:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The shop at the Belvedere Retail Park has now been closed for more than three weeks
  
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• Japanese author and journalist to give public lecture on cherry blossom in Durham

  06-11-2024 16:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Naoke Abe's public lecture will cover how an eccentric British horticulturalist saved the Tai Haku cherry breed, with a huge orchard of this variety now delighting visitors to Alnwick Garden each spring
  
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• Charity that helped feed North Tyneside families during pandemic opens social supermarket

  06-11-2024 16:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The new social supermarket will be based inside Out of Sight charity shop and community hub in Dudley
  
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• Bird flu confirmed on poultry farm in Yorkshire as protection zone set up

  06-11-2024 16:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cases of bird flu have been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in Hornsea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire
  
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• M6 crash: Lorry overturns as motorway closed and Air Ambulance attends scene

  06-11-2024 15:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A serious collision on the M6 in Lancashire has caused the motorway to be closed for a number of hours
  
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• Newcastle victim of poison plot GP still recovering ten months on from attack

  06-11-2024 15:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Patrick O'Hara, 71, is still struggling with the post trauma of the incident in January of this year
  
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• RNLI volunteers remove almost four tonnes of debris from Northumberland beach

  06-11-2024 15:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 300 bags of rubbish were removed by Lyne Sands Beach, two miles north of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea over the weekend
  
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• The exact bedtime to stick to if you want to wake up refreshed at 7am

  06-11-2024 14:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Having the right amount of sleep - not too little nor too much - can make all the difference to how you feel in morning
  
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• Benwell explosion: Three held on suspicion of manslaughter and cannabis production over fatal Newcastle blast

  06-11-2024 14:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Seven-year-old Archie York and Jason Laws, 35, were killed in the incident on Violet Close in Benwell, Newcastle, in October
  
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• Sunderland GP jailed for 31 years for trying to murder mum's partner with fake Covid booster in Newcastle

  06-11-2024 14:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dr Thomas Kwan was working at a surgery in Sunderland when he hatched an audacious plot to murder Patrick O'Hara in Newcastle city centre for financial gain
  
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• See moment Thomas Kwan was arrested at Teesside home as GP jailed for 31 years

  06-11-2024 13:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kwan was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court today after being convicted of attempted murder against his mother's now ex-partner
  
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• See moment murderous medic Thomas Kwan was arrested for attempted murder in Newcastle

  06-11-2024 13:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Kwan was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court today after being convicted of attempted murder against his mother's now ex-partner
  
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• Public urged to be cautious of fake NHS dentist scam in County Durham

  06-11-2024 13:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Social media posts claiming a new dentist is opening with NHS places in Shildon
  
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• Dog dies after collapsing in Benwell street days after strays found nearby

  06-11-2024 13:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA is appealing for information in relation to the incident
  
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• Melissa Eastick murder sentencing LIVE: Sunderland killer who left ex with 100 injuries to learn fate

  06-11-2024 12:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Todd, of Sunderland, admitted murdering Melissa Eastick and will today find out how long he will spend behind bars
  
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• Melissa Eastick murder sentencing LIVE: Sunderland killer who left ex with 100 injuries jailed for life

  06-11-2024 12:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Todd, of Sunderland, admitted murdering Melissa Eastick and has been jailed for life
  
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• What Trump winning the US election could mean for UK mortgage and interest rates

  06-11-2024 12:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris becomes president, there will be global implications and actions could have an indirect impact on people in the UK
  
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• Woman wakes up from headache with new Geordie accent – and says it's 'best thing ever'

  06-11-2024 12:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Verity Went, 27, said that whilst she is now used to her new accent it took her a while to do so after feeling like she'd lost herself in the initial period after the shock change.
  
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• House prices set to rise with North East predicted to see second highest gains

  06-11-2024 12:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Average house prices are forecast to rise by a huge £84,000 over the next five years and an expert shares region-by-region price increase expectations
  
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• North East GP sentencing LIVE: Doctor Thomas Kwan to learn fate for attempted murder of mum's partner

  06-11-2024 11:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Kwan will today find out how long he will spend behind bars for the attempted murder of Patrick O’Hara in Newcastle city centre
  
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• North East GP sentencing LIVE: Doctor Thomas Kwan jailed for over 31 years for attempted murder of mum's partner

  06-11-2024 11:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Kwan today found out how long he will spend behind bars for the attempted murder of Patrick O’Hara in Newcastle city centre
  
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• Ponteland remembrance wall unveiled after appeal produced thousands of knitted poppies

  06-11-2024 10:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ponteland Memorial Hall has for over a hundred years been a reminder of those from Ponteland who made the ultimate sacrifice
  
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• Kier Starmer congratulates Donald Trump on 'historic election victory'

  06-11-2024 10:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister shares message of congratulations to Donald Trump who has declared an early victory in the US Presidential Election
  
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• Keir Starmer congratulates Donald Trump on 'historic election victory'

  06-11-2024 10:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister shares message of congratulations to Donald Trump who has declared an early victory in the US Presidential Election
  
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• Boris Johnson 'fired' from US election coverage after heated Channel 4 clash

  06-11-2024 10:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The former Prime Minister disappeared from the show during a break, with presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy revealing he had been booted off for 'banging on about his book'
  
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• Check old CD collections for these 8 albums worth up to £8k

  06-11-2024 10:12 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Some CDs are now very rare and can fetch up to £8,000 on the second-hand market. Here is a list of CDs you may have at home that could be worth a fortune
  
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• Durham County Council send warning as they investigate fraudster dentist - The Northern Echo

  06-11-2024 10:05 via news.google.com
  Durham County Council send warning as they investigate fraudster dentist  The Northern Echo
  
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• Donald Trump's US Election speech as he hailed a 'magnificent victory for the American people'

  06-11-2024 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Addressing a campaign party in Florida in the early hours of Wednesday, Mr Trump told his supporters that "America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate"
  
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